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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Leauma Ben Alefosio has filed a third civil suit in the US District Court in Honolulu against the American Samoa Government, this time including the Hawai’i Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (H-EEOC) in pursuit of his alleged wrongful termination from the Public...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 25, 2024 at about 8:13am, Nauru Tea contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that his older brother, Gavin Tea, was allegedly causing a disturbance in their home by using a baseball bat to break valuable items.
The defendant was charged with the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice on Monday of a federal grant of $11,553 for mental health services in American Samoa through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This is a new grant awarded for two years.
“Thank you especially to Motusa Nua...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 21, 2024 at about 7:36pm, the Fagatogo Police Central Station (FPS) received a call from a woman whose brother had allegedly been assaulted by a male individual identified as Olo Setu Muliau.
The defendant was charged with one count of Assault in the Third Degree...
Washington, D.C. — American Samoa has been awarded $780,211.95 in fiscal year 2024 through the Office of Insular Affairs Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP). The award was announced by Assistant Secretary Carmen Cantor in a letter to Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga and Congresswoman Aumua Amata.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention is united behind Vice President Kamala Harris. As the presumptive Democratic nominee, Harris has garnered overwhelming endorsements and support across the Nation’s State and Territorial Parties...
HONOLULU, HAWAII — The Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor and the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) hosted the 3rd Annual Territorial Climate and Infrastructure Workshop (TCIW3.0) in Honolulu from July 30 to August 2, 2024.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index (BFI) has experienced a decline for the third consecutive month, dropping by -0.4%.
The decrease was influenced by several food commodities, including sugar (-4.6%), turkey tail (-4.4%), ribs (-4.3%), soda (-3.2%), taro (-2.8%), banana (-1.3%),...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The territory experienced a persistent exodus of residents, coupled with a decline in new births in the first six months of this year, which shows a slowing growth rate in 2024 compared to the past five years.
Despite the favorable economic climate attracting foreign...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 21, 2024 at about 11:49pm, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a female individual seeking assistance for a male individual identified as Stone Filisi. Filisi allegedly was shouting profanity and throwing beer bottles near the woman’s home and...